Sound & Vision

a random selection of awesome rock and roll pics via my other blog.

That Was Ugly, But I'll Take It

with a lot of help from CamZilla, Auburn was able to beat those suddenly dangerous Cowbell ringing fools in Starkville and escape with a lucky 17-14 win. Newton, McCalebb, and Dyer were the offensive stars again and it looks like if the Tigers are gonna make any noise in the West this year it's gonna be on the legs of those two.

and HEY, looks like we kind of have a defense...sort of. Nick Fairley is turning into the defensive line beast that we knew we'd need to replace Coleman with. how many sacks does he have this season? like 12? other than the long drive to start the 2nd half and when the special teams fucked them on that fumble, Auburn's defense was able to keep State off the scoreboard. still there are too many yards being given up to think Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and even LSU won't be lighting it up.

but in the SEC a win is a win is a win, these days...so now it's time to get ready for some real tests with Clemson and South Carolina coming up next.


a confession:

you know, at almost no point in the game did i think Auburn was ACTUALLY gonna win this thing. i always love it when the Tigers prove me wrong. in the past this sort of performance against Mississippi State would've made me sick...but i feel like the Bulldogs are for real and will end up with a 7-5 record and an upset against LSU or Arkansas. I'm def not looking forward to Dan Mullen down in Starkville these next few seasons until he gets scooped up by some bigger program.

Fuck Thursday Night Football In It's Ear

my anxiety meter for tonight's Auburn/Mississippi State Thursday Night Black Hole Of ESPN Doom is about as high as it could possibly be. from the moment this game was announced i was screaming "Upset!" inside my brain.

Why do Elite schools(and by elite i just mean team's with a ton of tradition/years of winning/not members of the Big East) ever fucking play on Thursday? why would you give up a Saturday game for some extra eyeballs on ESPN? is it really that great of a recruiting tool? is it really worth playing that game and losing? i understand that team's in the Big East built up their brand by playing this time slot...and it helped those schools...but Auburn is hardly West Virginia, South Florida, or Louisville. anyways it's too late now, but i really wish the Tigers would avoid this game at all costs. i can't remember Florida, LSU, Tennessee, Georgia, or Alabama playing on Thursday. no, it's always South Carolina or Vandy. is that the company we wanna be keeping?

Former USC Running Back To Be Stripped Of His Giant Useless Paperweight aka Heisman

it took them long enough. wait, not that one? really?


seriously taking Reggie Bush's Heisman trophy away might be the stupidest/most pointless thing that has ever happened in college football...and THAT is saying something.

According to ESPN it's Michael Dyer's Show At Auburn

can't link to the post, but basically the true freshman is getting an elevated role in the offense this week, which is to be expected considering he easily looked like the best runningback for the Tigers.

1st week polls out.

in the polls that matter Auburn remains in the 20s. the AP has the Tigers ranked 21st and the Coaches put Auburn in a tie for 20 with Utah.

The Admiral Would've Warned Houston Nutt That It Was A Trap

one of my favorite moments from a rather excellent 1st weekend of college football was the Ole' Miss/Admiral Ackbar commercial.

1 Week Down

just in case you were wondering...yes, Nike does want to rape your eyeballs.

A Lifetime of Defeat's Top 25

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Ohio State
4. Miami
5. Boise State
6. Nebraska
7. Texas
8. TCU
9. Oklahoma
10. Florida
11. Georgia
12. Virginia Tech
13. Auburn
14. Florida State
15. Arkansas
16. Iowa
17. Georgia Tech
18. Wisconsin
19. Penn State
20. Arizona
21. USC
22. BYU
23. Utah
24. West Virginia
25. LSU

The Cam Newton Show, Starring Cam Newton as Super QB

So yeah, that was fun to watch....well the Cam Newton parts anyways. Hmmm, when's the last time you felt 100% confident about the guy taking snaps for Auburn? For me it would be Jason Campbell midway through his Senior season.
You've got to consider Newton one of the top 3 QBs in the SEC, don't you? Watching him it looks like someone gave a young grizzly bear a lesson in how to play football and put him out on the field. He's a monster! He's awesome! He's ours! Thanks Florida.

I wonder after yesterday if Urban Meyer is missing ole' Cam after the performance his Gators put on?

So yeah, Cameron Newton worship will probably be the main theme of yesterday's blowout victory...and it should be, BUT you don't name your blog A Lifetime of Defeats because you have a positive outlook on life.

And so I am here to bitch and whine about the performance of Auburn yesterday in a game where they dropped over 50 points.

And where to start....

1. THE DEFENSE = still just as shitty as last season. Auburn can't fucking stop the run. Auburn can't stop the pass. Any team with a good QB will shred us apart. Any team with a good running game will gash us for 200 yards. It's a good thing that Auburn has a good offense because I have a feeling the average score of their victories is going to be in the 35 to 28 realm.

2. FUMBLES = Mario Fannin is a real good receiver coming out of the backfield (as was obvious from his 2 touchdowns) which is why they should just move him back to H-Back fulltime. Because he CAN NOT BE TRUSTED to hang on to a motherfucking football. 1 fumble does not a season make, but his history of this has always been the reason he's been beat out by guys that he was seemingly more athletic and skilled than.

But seriously, after watching little Dyer play yesterday is there any doubt in your mind that he shouldn't be the starting tailback? Because I see a guy who could win a Heisman someday. Watching Newton and Dyer together was by far the most exciting thing about the Tigers offense. Give me more of that right now.

So yeah, Newton's performance is the reason to feel good about 2010 but the defense is gives us every reason to feel like the 2010 Tigers are going to be a team that drives me completely fucking insane. I'm stoked.

It's That Time Again

broke out my unlucky Auburn shirt today (every game i've ever worn this to the Tigers have lost...so any games i attend this year i will be leaving this at home.)

as you may have been able to tell by the complete lack of football related (or anything related, really) posts on A Lifetime Of Defeats the past several months that i really have lost complete and total interest in this blog. with any luck the Tigers will have a great season and i'll get the urge to write some more...but right now i could honestly give a fuck about this blog. so yeah, if you've been following it the past few years then thanks a lot. but my anger and profanity is lacking of late.

My 5 Overly High Expections for the Atlanta Falcons

1. 11-5 regular season and the NFC West crown. a 1-1 split with the Saints but beats them on Monday Night Football near the end of the year to clinch the division.

2. Matt Ryan finished with 30 TD passes and over 3,300 yards passing. establishes himself as one of the elite QBs in the league and finishes in the top 3 for MVP voting. named to Pro Bowl.

3. Michael Turner returns to 2008 form and challenges Purple Jesus and Chris Johnson for the rushing title.

4. a deep playoff run and a loss in the NFC title game to Greenbay or Dallas.

5. 3 straight winning seasons and the sky is the limit for this team. Atlanta is now one of the contenders for the 2012 Super Bowl.

i'd also be happy with 10-6 and a Wildcard, just as long as the Falcons beat a team or two in the playoffs.

My 5 Overly High Expectations For 2010 Auburn

1. 10-2 regular season. losses to Mississippi State (the curse of Thursday night!) and Alabama. finishes 2nd in the West and 3rd overall in the league. revenge on Arkansas, LSU, & Georgia.

2. Cameron Newton 2nd team ALL-SEC (returns for Senior year as a possible Heisman candidate)

3. a trip to the Capital One Bowl.

4. a top 10 finish in the final AP poll. enters 2011 as a very real contender for the SEC Title despite losses on the offensive line.

5. another top 10 recruiting class.

schedule wise i have a hard time seeing this team going worse than 9-3. really i just wanna beat Georgia, LSU, and Arkansas in that order...and knocking off Bama wouldn't be such a bad thing to.

DREAM SCENARIO 11-0 vs 11-0 in the Iron Bowl. it'll never happen...but it might make my brain explode if it did.

STOKED

A Completely Meaningless and Not Very Well Thought Pre-Season Top 25

A Lifetime of Defeat's Pre-Season Top 25

1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Florida
4. Miami
5. TCU
6. Ohio State
7. Texas
8. Oregon
9. Nebraska
10. Virginia Tech
11. Boise State
12. USC
13. Wisconsin
14. Florida State
15. Georgia
16. Auburn
17. Georgia Tech
18. Pitt
19. Houston
20. Arizona
21. Arkansas
22. LSU
23. North Carolina
24. Iowa
25. Washington

this has nothing to do with football. aka do yourself a favor and see A Prophet.

File under: see this movie right now.

Finally out on DVD is the French prison/crime drama A Prophet (un prophete), directed by Jaqcues Audiard who made the equally awesome The Beat My Heart Skipped. It tells of the story of a French born Arab named Malik who is sent to prison for 6 years and his quest for survival which leads to his involvement with a Corsican crime family. This movie is easily one of the best films I’ve seen in the last few years and might just be one of the coolest crime dramas ever. Tahar Rahim who plays Malik is fucking awesome and gives the film the sort of energy and presence that would make him a huge star if he were American.

seriously, Rahim's Malik is one of the best movie badasses in a long time. he's a man who doesn't belong with anyone. an Arab who isn't Muslim, a gangster who isn't Corsican. he plays all sides and does whatever it takes to survive.


it's gritty and realistically violent and has one of the best shootout scenes i've seen in a long long time. Rent this movie asap, you won’t be disappointed.

actually. i will admit. i am not ready for some football.

is this the least excited you've ever been at the start of a football season or is it just me? and i actually have expectations for both the Falcons and Auburn. who knows. maybe it's the Braves fault. i've been watching too much damn baseball.

Favre dumps the Vikings via text message....like a true douchebag

stay retired, asshole.

some sports writer dudes might just give the 2004 Auburn team the title anyways

let's hope they don't. i for one don't want USC's sloppy seconds. i've said that the only fair thing if they were gonna retroactively award the National title to anyone for 2004 would be if the AP named Auburn the 2004 Champs and the BCS named Oklahoma the champ.

click and read, if you care.

So Much Wasted Talent and Youth

Vintage Converse from the 20s-40s

i guess they decided not to use the crying Tebow cover after all.

how i'll be spending all my free time until the season starts.

friendships? what are those?

FUCK YEAH NATIONAL LEAGUE

the last time you fuckers won an All Star game i was a senior in high school.

bonus points for Brian McCann being the reason the NL won. Homefield advantage for the Braves in the World Series if they can make it there. i haven't been this stoked on baseball since that year i realized i fucking hated it for the most part.

NL4LIFE!


on a side note...i can't believe that the Braves gave up on Escobar and traded him to Toronto for Alex Gonzalez. i think Escobar is eventually going to be one of the top 3 shortstops in the game and that Atlanta will come to regret this trade.

and the new most hated man in sports goes to LeBron James

The Heat? Really? You fucking pussy.

Is there a more self important asshole in all of sports than LeBron James? The kid who actually calls himself "King". Well what seems like a 5 year ordeal of where LeBron will play in the future FINALLY ended with the meanest fuck you to a former fanbase that anyone who didn't secretly move their football team to another city in the middle of the night has ever pulled off. When this annoying story finally came to an end and "South Beach" came out of his mouth I really wanted to shoot my tv. I mean superstars have abandoned their teams before (Shaq being the most obvious example when related to LeBron) but never has it been such a completely sickening and painful spectacle. I mean Cleveland is a shitty city, there's no doubt about it...BUT GODDAMN! You really couldn't have just had a press conference like a normal player? It's not the leaving a desperate city who loved you that makes me hate you, it is the fucking ridiculous way you did it. What kind of an ego maniacal monster have we created? Seriously I hope the Heat NEVER win a ring and LeBron goes down as a guy with more in common with Karl Malone than MJ. Actually fuck everyone who compares James to Jordan ever again. Would Mike have ever left the Bulls to go play with Charles Barkley and John Stockton on a team together? Fuck no!

Also ESPN has truly outdone themselves this time. I like to think they could never top this bullshit...and yet I fucking know they can. Oh well, back to Favrewatch.

Never has there been a more perfect example of why college sports beat pro sports every fucking day of the week more than this.

uniformed guess about the future of LeBron

he stays in Cleveland.

or maybe he's going to Chicago.

really i just don't want him in New York, fuck the Knicks.

also fuck the Heat too. for the Hawks sake i don't want him there.

stay in Cleveland you big douchebag.

i miss Brett Favre watch.

Biggest Egomaniac Ever or Biggest Egomaniac Possible?

a one hour special dedicated to Lebron announcing what team he's going to sign with? seriously is he trying to be the most hated man in sports? if the team he picks isn't Cleveland then he will have been successful in making this so.

what a douche.

Purple Drank on ESPN...so much more entertaining than Lebronwatch

yes...this happened on ESPN. Trey Wingo talked about Purple Drank. everytime to word Drank came out of his mouth i nearly died from laughter. the best thing about the mainstream media discovering things like Lean is that they then get to explain it to the regular viewer (aka white folks not aware of shit). there little 5 minute piece on the history of Purple Drank was seriously some of the best unintentional comedy ive seen in a long time. good job ESPN.

SATURDAY, ATHFEST

Random Bo Jacksoness on Friday

always.

my old Bo Jackson jersey still fits.

in serious need of an old NES and Tecmo Super Bowl. it's been far too long since i rushed for 1000 yards and 11 touchdowns in a single game with Bo Jackson.

why aren't the teabaggers protesting the World Cup?

So ESPN 's ratings for the World Cup are up like 50% or some shit like that. You know what that means? There are a shitload more illegal immigrants in this country than there were 4 years ago. Glenn Beck, why the fuck isn't your crazy ass all over this?

Well that was no big deal after all.

So a lot of hype and worry and all we get are a 12 team Big 10, a likely 12 team Pac 10 (once Utah jumps ship), and a 10 team Big 12. Math is hard. Oh yeah and Boise State joined the Mountain West...who should possibly think about adding Houston as well...just sayin. Anyways the SEC gets to stay as is, which I think is mostly a relief to all of us. As fun as the thought of getting Texas A&M kind of was, i'd rather not add another school to fuck shit up for Auburn if we can help it.

Regardless of Texas saving what's left of the Big 12 I still imagine we will see Big Ten expansion to 16 teams in the next five years and the same from the Pac 10/12 and the SEC as well. Greed is the real power in college football and the dollar signs were just lighting up everyone's eyes last week.

3 thoughts on the conference realignments.
1. Nebraska is going to be able to kick some serious ass in the Big Ten. I predict at least 5 or 6 matchups with Ohio State in the Big 10 title game over this next decade...assuming they hold at 12 teams.

2. Colorado and Utah will both be middle of the pack schools in the Pac 12 at best and likely near the bottom of the standings every season. This is no big change for Colorado lately, but I think Utah is going to regret leaving the Mountain West where it was a lot easier to go undefeated and get to BCS games. Utah will be lucky to go 8-4 vs. the likes of USC (probation or not), UCLA, Oregon, Oregon State, and improving Washington, Stanford, Cal, and the Arizona schools. The only real teams I think they'll be better than on a year to year basis will be Washington State and Colorado.

3. Boise State will step in to the Mountain West and keep kicking ass like they always do. Sure BYU and TCU will offer tougher challenges than Nevada and Fresno...but still I see BCS bowls in the Smurfs' future.

East Bound & Down?

So it's looking more and more like Texas A&M is about to become the 13th member of the SEC. Rumored targets for that 14th spot seem to be the usual suspects of Clemson, Georgia Tech (my vote), Miami, FSU (my 2nd choice), Virginia Tech (boring), and possibly even Big 12 leftovers Kansas (huh?) or Missouri (another fucking Tiger!) The addition of Mizzou kind of makes the most sense as far as expanding the leagues footprint into new markets goes. It would give the league a midwestern team with two large tv markets (Kansas City & St. Louis). Where Texas A&M seems like a perfect fit, it's hard to imagine Missouri as a member of the conference...but then again Arkansas doesn't really make much sense either. One thing that can be certain is that if the SEC adds two Big 12 schools then Auburn is gonna be the SEC West school sent packing to the East.

Auburn moving the Eastern Division and back to yearly rivalry games with Florida and Tennessee would fire up oldschool fans, despite the fact we'd lose our yearly matchups with LSU that most of us love so much. and the lighter competition near the bottom of the league with Kentucky and Vandy would be nice (not that recent matchups should prove that to be a fact). Also the dream scenario of possibly facing Alabama in an SEC title game some day would suddenly be a possibility. And who doesn't want to see that?

I'm pretty sure (insert team name here) needs a QB

it's the perfect chance for Mitch Mustain to finally get to play QB somewhere for a season. the NCAA will let any USC junior or senior transfer without having to sit out. i'm pretty sure there's some sick talent on that squad that might be itching to get out of town right now. UCLA should clean house on the Trojans. (Having been too lazy to read the whole article the 1st time I now realize transferring to another Pac 10 team still means you gotta sit for a year...but yeah Tennessee could seriously use a good QB, Mr. Mustain. Or Ole Miss or UGA or Clemson, etc...)

every time i read something about USC's probation i laugh at what Lane Kiffin must be going through. couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Still talking about 2004 (like an asshole)

Forfeit. What an ugly word.

So the hammer is finally coming for USC and at least the possibility exists that they may be stripped of wins during the 2004 season...a season that some team you may or may not have ever heard from some town in Alabama got royally screwed. This is going to of course rile up a fanbase that has been hanging on to this feeling of being cheated for the last 5 years to the point that it's starting to be like Auburn is that dude who won't shut the fuck up abput that ex girlfriend who cheated on him and married some other dude. Noone cares anymore but you dude. And you were just starting to get over it AND then suddenly that bitch is getting a divorce and all those old scars are rearing their ugly head........and so what does this now mean regarding the 2004 season? Should Auburn be retroactively awarded the BCS championship despite the fact they didn't play in the game? Technically shouldn't it fall to Oklahoma? Oklahoma did get crushed on national tv in the most one sided beatdown in a title game of the last decade and Auburn DID go undefeated. What about Utah? this is making my head hurt.

Auburn fans be a crazy (some would say whiny, overly sensitive, borderline insane) group and they are gonna want a piece of that 2004 title no matter what. My solution for what should become of the 2004 title would be an old fashioned split. Auburn could be retroactively awarded the 2004 AP National Title by the sportswriters who I think would all agree were a better team than the Sooners and Oklahoma would be the default BCS champs since they will have technically had the title game forfeited to them. Some Auburn fans will cry "fuck that bullshit!" but I think it is the most logical way to resolve an issue that really doesn't even fucking matter anymore. I mean it was 6 years ago. All the players and coaches are gone now anyways. But yeah, I'm just sayin' it's probably not the worst idea in the world. Besides getting an AP title kinda feels like the more respectable of the two anyways.

But honestly I say fuck it. Noone needs a goddamn trophy or AP poll to tell Auburn fans that the 2004 Tigers were awesome. It's time to let go of the past.

As far as that Heisman goes in 2005....send that shit to Vince Young now! He deserved it more back then anyways.

RIP Big 12

There's a serial killer on the loose named the Big 10 and you are next, Big East. Watch out!

The fact that all it took was for Nebraska to say adios to the BIG 12 to give Texas the justification it needed to jump ship is probably a telling sign that they didn't deserve to survive. I really just feel bad for the schools like Baylor and Iowa State who noone wants. Kansas and Kansas State I assume you join the Mountain West (not a bad deal really, they would both be more competitive with those schools anyways). I just wonder how long the SEC waits before robbing the heart of the ACC? A year...maybe two?

If all this bullshit actually results in a playoff then I'm fine with it...but if it's just a case where the Big 10 and Pac 10 gain more power...well then fucking this noise.

a song dedication for the Big 12

The Verlaines "Doomsday"

thought of the day

Fuck expansion.

Auburn lands another QB who spells his name weird.

what is it about Auburn signing QBs with unusual spellings? Kodi, Tyrik, and now a Kiehl. hopefully this one works out better than the other two. so yeah i've been out of the loop a bit of late but stud recruit Kiehl Frazier committed to the Tigers this weekend. he was Auburn's #1 target and is ranked in the top 4 QBs in the nation. he's a dual threat and seems like a natural fit for the Auburn offense. Gus Malzahn was the key factor in Frazier picking Auburn over home state Arkansas and about 30 other DI schools (including LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas Tech, UCLA, and way more than i feel like naming). so again, keeping Malzahn around for another season will also be key for Auburn holding onto Frazier because if Gus skips town after the season for a head coaching job (seriously this is gonna be a source of anxiety every year regarding our offensive guru) then all bets are off. but right now we've got him.

SATURDAY @ GO BAR!

a night of garage rock mayhem from
THE AGENDA!
&
THE MATT KURZ ONE

A Way Too Early Prediction for the 2010 NFL Season

NFC South

Falcons
Saints
Panthers
Bucs

NFC North

Packers
Vikings
Bears
Lions

NFC East

Cowboys
Giants
Eagles
Redskins

NFC West

49ers
Seahawks
Cardinals
Rams

NFC Wild Cards- Vikings & Saints

NFC Champs- Cowboys

AFC South

Titans
Colts
Texans
Jaguars

AFC North

Ravens
Bengals
Steelers
Browns

AFC East

Jets
Dolphins
Patriots
Bills

AFC West

Chargers
Raiders
Broncos
Chiefs

AFC Wildcards- Dolphins & Colts

AFC Champs- Chargers

Super Bowl Champs- Chargers

Auburn, your music taste is hella shitty.

I'm so annoyed/saddened/unsurprised by Auburn's lackluster choices for fans to vote on as the 2010 intro music that I refuse to even post the link. I'll just throw out the words "dated" and "boring". A bunch of typical classic rockers and some shitty hip-hop songs that only people in the state of Alabama are still listening to.

The obvious choice for me would be of course if the Tigers would just join forces with the Dark Lord and use "Raining Blood" by Slayer as their intro music. Sure it's gonna piss off the 99% Christian fanbase...but think of how fucking intimidating the team would be as it charged the field to the sound of thunder and lightning and Kerry King's mighty riffage. There truly is no imagination in the world of college football. Esp not in the south. Oh well.

Here are 10 other equally awesome songs that noone will ever use for their intros...but should.

1. Iggy and the Stooges "Search & Destroy"
2. The MC5 "Kick Out the Jams"
3. Motorhead "Killed by Death"
4. Black Flag "Rise Above"
5. The Misfits "Where Eagles Dare" (just think how awesome it would be to have a stadium of kids screaming "I Ain't no Goddamn Son Of a Bitch!"
6. The theme music for The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
7. James Brown "Super Bad"
8. Wu Tang Clan "Triumph" (this would be the most epic thing ever)
9. N.W.A "If It Ain't Ruff"
10. Mobb Deep "Get It Twisted" (a song about murdering people set to an awesome "She Blinded me With Science" sample. Yes. It would rule."

LeNeverGonnaWinTheChampionship

I think LeBron should go play in Greece, there he might have a chance to ever win a title cuz it sure as shit isn't happpening in the NBA.

Do I care who James plays for next season? Not really. I mean it's not like he's gonna come play for the fucking Hawks. Do to my natural hate for all New York teams i'd prefer it not be the Knicks. The thought of LeBron going to Chicago in his attempt to be like Mike kind of amuses me because I get the feeling Jordan (in all his petty jealousy) wouldn't be too thrilled with LeBron taking his "chosen one" act to the Bulls. All I can really say is that the city of Cleveland is now officially on Suicide Watch.

BOOOOOOOOOOO

Seriously, you got outscored over 25 points a game IN THE 2ND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS!

It's time for some changes on this team because the 2nd round is as far as this collection of players will ever make it. So I say Atlanta should just let Joe Johnson go his shit talking way (esp considering Crawford outplayed him the entire playoffs) and the Hawks add some legit players to the bench. Josh Smith and Horford and Crawford are the only 3 players i'd say are untouchable...and the rest of the roster needs a serious shake up.

But the sad truth is that Atlanta (which in all honesty SHOULD be a huge NBA town with the social and racial makeup of the city) just isn't a place players give a shit about playing. Oh well. This might be the end of the line for this short lived run of respectability for the Hawks.

i am breaking up with the Hawks and Braves

Baseball and Basketball are now useless to me. I should just use the offseason for football to just take a break from sports period. There is really only so much disappointment I can tolerate during a year.

Fuck the NCAA

Nice new bullshit rule that keeps outside the box recruiting practices like Auburn's Tiger Prowl from existing. Fuck the NCAA, fuck em forever. You know what, I DO hope we get some super confrences and I hope they all vote to tell the NCAA to go fuck themselves and start their own football league. The NCAA is the most useless organized body in the known universe.

Good Job, Hawks

Way to beat a team you should've been able to sweep...now fucking show up vs the Magic and make Dwight & Co. Earn that 2nd round victory.